Pre-order New Tom Savage Record Today!

Calling on all of my friends and fans, I'm so excited to share with you the news of my impending album release. My eighth record! I think you guys are really going to dig this music. A bit of a shift in styles for me, more of a pop/indie vibe on some of the tracks. I'm very proud of how this record turned out. Muchos gracias to Zane Whitfield, Dylan Lodge, and Phil Bova for sculpting the sounds.

And the band! Oh my God! It's a pure joy to hear the keyboard mastery of Tony Silvestri on this record. In his element, with Fender Rhodes and Hammond Organ as his tools. You can't beat those tones and the skill with which he manipulates those instruments.

Anyone who has seen Bonz Bowering perform live know that the 'Animal' t-shirt he sometimes wears certainly befits his on stage persona. We did our best to capture some of his lightning in the recording bottle on this project. Ultimately, I was most impressed with his tasteful, thoughtful approach to the songs. Chills.

My childhood friend, Seamus Cowan, rounds out the band. Seamus, a late bloomer by musical standards, came to my Mom's house in Westport at the age of 18, looking for bass guitar instruction. After showing him a couple of Led Zeppelin and Hendrix tunes, my most important instruction was to send him on to Zak Colbert (legendary Kingston bassist), where he soared to the depths of the low end. So happy to work with Seamus on a project after all these years. His tone and approach are amazing. Not to mention his impeccable harmony vocal work ( and one helluva scream!!).

I've got an LA-based radio promo team ready to push the songs to stations across North America. I'm hiring a publicist to spread the word to the print media. This costs money. Lots of it! I need your help friends. You can pitch in to help the cause for as little as $5! https://www.gofundme.com/tomsavagealbum8

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Check out the latest review for "History of A Common Man"

Kingston, Ontario singer/songwriter Tom Savage delivers some heart-on-his-sleeve acoustic goodness with his latest solo effort. “Don’t Plan On Starting Now” holds the singer’s rough around the edges but painfully smooth voice hostage over a slow groove, while “Rougher On Me” is a delicate ditty filled with pop culture references. “Mercy Killing” gets a little tougher than the rest, while “A Brief Moment Of Eternity” will win over fans of The Band. Closer “The Slow Decline” builds and eats at your guts, worthy of soundtracking your downfall in a dive country bar six miles past nowhere. But, you know, it’s hopeful too.

My two cents : Favourite albums of 2011

I've been reading a bunch of "Best Of" lists , some with which I agree, and some that I can't comprehend. Anyway, I thought I'd share with you some of the albums released in 2011, that I believe are really worth checking out.


Centro-matic - Candidate Waltz - centro-matic.com Follow @centromatic


A great Rock and Roll record from one of my favourite bands of the past few years. You don't hear much about these guys up in Canada, but if they ever make it up here on tour, I'm going.






My Morning Jacket - Circuital - mymorningjacket.com Follow @mymorningjacket


Took a while for this one to grow on me. Give it a chance and you will be glad that you did.







Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues - fleetfoxes.com Follow @fleetfoxes


They've stepped up their game from their previous release.I was hesitant to believe that they could. Lyrics have improved greatly.






David Bazan - Strange Negotiations - davidbazan.com Follow @davidbazan


This guy is a songwriters' songwriter. Crazy the way he weaves his ideas together in a 3 minute pop song.





Wilco - The Whole Love - wilcoworld.net
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Hey, it's Wilco. They aren't re-inventing the wheel here, but this one is better than their last release (which was still pretty good).

CD Baby Music Store on Facebook

Selling music on Facebook has taken, what I think will be, a giant leap forward this week, with introduction of the CD Baby Facebook Music Store. I just installed it on the Tom Savage Trio facebook page, you can check it out here. CD Baby sells more independent music than any other site in the world, and boasts an incredibly diverse catalogue of music, thanks in large part to the artist-friendly policies. The Facebook Store also doubles as a place where fans can listen to an artists music. Artists can choose whether they want to provide partial or full clips, and which songs they want to be made available. They can also choose which titles they want to sell on their Facebook page.

it will be interesting to see how music sales are using the new store. The knock against Facebook is that its users aren't interested in buying things when they use the site. Have you ever bought anything as a result of something you saw on Facebook ?

At any rate, if you are an indie musician, this will be a welcome addition to you Facebook Page.

Yay! Home town review of The County Line!

Thanks to Chris White from partyinkingston.com for his enthusiastic review of 'The County Line'. Good to get a nice review on the home front.

Read Chris' review here.

And remember TST fans, you too can help support the band, by writing your own review of the album ( have you purchased your copy yet? ), and posting it as a comment on MySpace,or Facebook fan page. Or better yet, just tell your friends. Bring them to a live show. Our schedule is posted on our blog, our myspace,our facebook page,etc.

Our first hometown show in months will be Thursday, Sept. 18th at Bar None. It will be the CD release party for Kingston. It will most certainly rock.

Cheers,
Tom Savage